Ebony is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #ceccc8 |
| Complementary Color | #373530 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (220° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 20.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Ebony Color. The Whispered Secret color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Blue Sou'wester (#404956) for more energetic effect. Try Meteorite Black Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#373530 is the best complementary color to Ebony. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #313337 complementary color is Dune, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Shark are #303637 and #313037. Thus found on the left and right of #313337 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Outer Space and Tuna colors as they work well with Ebony.
The split-complementary Ebony palette consists of #363730 and #373230 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#373530). Try Heavy Metal and Dune colors in combination with #313337, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #313337 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ebony. Thus Heavy Metal and Thunder giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ebony contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dune, Thunder, and Heavy Metal split by 90° on the color wheel. #313337 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, warm magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ebony tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#373530) and two others. The Thunder is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cape Cod – 120° from the complementary Dune. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #373032 and #303734.
In a RGB color space, hex #313337 is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Ebony has a hue angle of 220°, a saturation of 5.77% and a lightness of 20.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #313337 is made of 2.35% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 78.43% black ink.
| HEX | #313337 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(49,51,55) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 2.35, 1.57, 0, 78.43 |
| HSL | hsl(220,5.77%,20.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(220,10.91%,21.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(21.1941,0.1168,-2.827) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.14,3.2965,4.0852) |